Egusi (C. lanatus) is a wild melon, similar in appearance to the watermelon. The flesh is inedible, but the seeds are a valuable food source in Africa. Other species that have the same culinary role, and that are also called egusi include Cucumeropsis mannii and Lagenaria siceraria.
2. alveolitis-inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic. farmer's lung, thresher's lung-alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay.
(Ã¦lËvi É lÉr) adj. 1. of or pertaining to alveoli. 2. (of a consonant sound) articulated with the tongue touching or close to the alveolar ridge behind the upper front teeth, as English (t), (d), or (n).